After thinking about it for a long time, Li Xiao still couldn't figure it out. Intelligence work not only requires analytical skills, but also requires massive amounts of intelligence to support it. After all, if you sit at home and daydream, you can guess other people's thoughts. Apart from novels, there are such weirdos.
Generally it does not exist in reality.
Now that the situation was unclear and continuing to think blindly would not solve any problem, Li Xiao simply gave up and ordered his spies to step up surveillance before going out to look for Alexei.
Alexei was much more relaxed than a busy man like him. After returning to St. Petersburg, he spent most of his time hanging out with friends, either attending salons or attending dances. That was called having a good time.
Of course, he is not just playing around, and he is not a person who likes to play. He attends these salons and dances mainly to connect with each other.
Not to mention, although Alexei is not a good dancer, the friends he has made are all pretty good. Most of them are supporters or sympathizers of the reformists, and a few are like Leonid.
Decent person.
"Kanditantin Pobedonostsev?" A tall, strong man with sideburns and beard who looked like he had four pictures interjected in a loud voice, "I saw him going to Crown Prince Nikolai today.
Over there, it seems that the crown prince summoned him!"
Li Xiao looked at this strong man. He really didn't know him. Alexey quickly introduced: "This is Vasily Konstantinovich Repnin, who is currently the Crown Prince of Nicholas."
Attendant to the military attache."
Li Xiao thought to himself, thinking that this is another princeling. But today's Prince Nicholas is only a teenager. Is this four-year-old military attache too old?
Alexei saw the doubts in Li Xiao's heart and laughed loudly: "Vasily is just twenty years old, but he just looks older!"...
Vasily Konstantinovich touched his chin and laughed self-deprecatingly: "Many people don't believe that I am only twenty years old. Last time the Crown Prince asked His Majesty why he sent an uncle to him as a military attache..."
Li Xiao followed and smiled. This person's personality is quite likable. After all, people who can laugh at themselves are not too difficult to deal with. However, based on his understanding of Alexander II, it is unlikely that he will treat a reformist's sympathies.
He placed his supporters or supporters next to the crown prince, and historically his education to Crown Prince Nicholas was quite strict, which shows that he had great expectations for his son, which made it even less likely that he would be exposed to free thought.
He looked at Alexei and winked, and the latter also blinked and told him to calm down. This issue will be explained later, and then Li Xiao continued: "You just said that the crown prince summoned Kanditantin.
Pobedonostsev? As far as I know the crown prince is still too young, who would he suddenly summon like this?"
Vasily Konstantinovich shrugged and said: "Who says it's not the case? When the Crown Prince sent me to invite Kanditantin Pobedonostsev, I was still wondering, even though that person was from the Crown Prince's family.
He is a teacher, but his relationship with the crown prince is not close. Most of the time, he is just busy with his own work, and occasionally takes time to teach the crown prince."
Hearing this, Li Xiao was even more puzzled. Obviously, it was extremely abnormal for the Crown Prince to suddenly summon Kanditantin Pobedonostsev. It was very possible that this was not Crown Prince Nikolai's own behavior, but someone else's.
Some people asked the crown prince to invite Kanditantin Pobedonostsev into the Winter Palace to discuss some secret matters!
Thinking of this, Li Xiao asked: "Really? Then this is really strange...Dear Vasily Konstantinovich, has the Crown Prince behaved strangely recently?"
Vasily Konstantinovich touched his forehead, and after recalling it for a moment, he replied: "Not really. The Crown Prince is very self-disciplined in his daily life, and His Majesty is also very strict in his discipline. He is a good young man... Oh,
By the way, it seems that the Minister of Palace Affairs paid a special visit to him yesterday. After they talked, the Crown Prince told me to invite Kanditantin Pobedonostsev the next day..."
That’s it! After a long time, it turned out that it was the father and son who were making a name for themselves!
Li Xiao immediately understood everything. Combining the information he had obtained, the Adlerbergs had been pursuing Duke Dolgoruky's idea and had negotiated the terms twice. Although it was unclear whether they had reached an agreement, but
Old Adlerberg would never ask the crown prince to help invite Kanditantin Pobedonostsev for no reason. He must have taken the opportunity to help negotiate peace.
Thinking of this, he quickly asked: "Is the minister of palace affairs at the crown prince's place today?"
"Yes, it seems that the Queen Mother took him to see the Crown Prince..."
Li Xiao chuckled in his heart. The relationship between the empress dowager and old Adlerberg was still so close! Speaking of which, old Adlerberg's move was really beautiful.
With a friend like Sili Konstantinovich, who could know the little tricks of that old fox?
And even if the old fox has not reached an agreement with Kanditantin Pobedonostsev, the problem is not big. At least the news will not leak out, and at least Count Uvarov will not suspect that the old fox is up to something.
As for whether Pobedonostsev would give old Adlerberg this face, Li Xiao was inclined to give it. After all, the man is under a lot of pressure now, and he should not be that ignorant. And the emperor
The Queen Mother must be given some face.
So Duke Dolgoruky should be able to pass the test smoothly soon, but I don’t know what benefits the old fox and his son extorted from that person. Based on Li Xiao’s understanding of them, I’m afraid the blackmail this time will not be too serious.
light.
Because from various signs, Count Uvarov's group has already begun to scatter, and backbones like Chernyshev and old Adlerberg are making preparations in advance.
When Li Xiao was thinking about how to deal with this latest information, Vasily Konstantinovich suddenly asked: "You are so concerned about Kanditantin Pobedonostsev's movements. What's wrong with this guy?"
If so, will it threaten reform?"
Li Xiao was stunned because this person's question was too direct. People who don't have a certain degree of concern about such an important and serious matter would generally not talk about it, let alone talk about it face to face in public.
This made him very hesitant. When he was considering whether to find an excuse to deal with it, Alexei said: "Andrei, Vasily is a good friend of mine and a staunch supporter of reform. There is no need to hide from him.
You can speak openly!"
Li Xiao nodded, and while explaining the ins and outs of the matter to Vasily Konstantinovich, he was secretly wondering. Because Alexey rarely vouched for others so directly, could this Vasily Konstantinovich